Data Science Manager

HCA Healthcare, Inc.; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a Manager of Data Science to lead data science products and guide cross-functional teams. You will align long-term data science initiatives with product roadmaps and business needs, driving agile delivery and high-impact AI solutions in care transformation and innovation.

The role emphasizes leadership, stakeholder empathy, and a product development mindset to deliver measurable value for the enterprise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 4+ years in data science and ML with progressive responsibility.
• Expert experience in SQL and Python.
• Experience with structured and unstructured data (tabular, text, images, video).
• Experience with SQL relational and non-relational databases.
• Experience with ETL tools (e.g., Apache Spark).
• Experience with data visualization and data monitoring tools.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, GitHub Actions, Docker).
• Experience with cloud deployments in GCP or another cloud platform.
• Experience with Agile development methods and tools (Azure DevOps).
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.
• Strong leadership with mentoring of multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to tell a data-driven story to drive action.
• Demonstrated leadership in fast-paced environments with empathy.

Responsibilities

• Lead, research, strategize, design, implement, and evangelize Data Science products.
• Establish tooling and processes for maintainable code and CI/CD.
• Provide technical code reviews and ensure interpretability and KPI tracking.
• Manage, mentor, and coordinate data scientists, product managers, analysts, and vendors.
• Participate in developing the companys data science strategy and roadmap.
• Stay up-to-date with healthcare trends and AI technologies.
• Communicate goals and priorities to stakeholders with end-user focus.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data storytelling

Leadership

Communication

Agile / Scrum

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS or related field

Master's degree preferred

Healthcare domain knowledge (preferred)

Tools

Apache Spark

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Docker

Azure DevOps

Job description

This is OUR story... and YOUR next chapter

At HCA Healthcare, our Digital Transformation and Innovation (DT&I) team is redefining what’s possible inpatient care. By leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, automation, and digital technologies, DT&I is helping drive meaningful improvements in clinical outcomes, reduce manual workload, and expand the reach of our care teams. If youre passionate about using technology to improve human life, this is where your work truly matters

What you will accomplish in this role

Job Summary and Qualifications

At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to providing our patients and care providers with the highest quality of healthcare services. HCA’s Care Transformation and Innovation (CT&I) team delivers a step change in that direction through clinically led integration of digital and AI technologies into care.

The Manager, Data Science is a technical managerial position that provides technical and organizational leadership to deliver Data Science products. This person engages with department leadership to understand strategy to align long term data science initiatives and budgets with product roadmaps and business requirements. This person guides planning, development, and implementation of components with the Data Science team.

This role is expected to drive a positive change throughout the organization (both Business and Technology) and is expected to show empathy for the stakeholders and build products which deliver a delightful experience.

What Youll Do:

• AGILE AND VALUE BASED DELIVERY: Lead, research, strategize, design, implement, document and evangelize Data Science products from incubation to deployment to monitoring. Responsible for team level OKRs related to product modules and agile delivery.

• FRAMEWORK, TOOLING, AND BEST PRACTICES: Facilitate the delivery of enterprise wide, production grade, and accurate data science products by establishing and standardizing tooling and process frameworks for best practices that produce maintainable code, automated testing, and CI/CD. Enable good developer experience in code-centric and low-code environments.
• CODE AND DELIVERABLE QUALITY: Provide technical code review for delivery work; ensure adherence to Responsible AI framework, ensure model interpretability, explainability, and model KPIs (both functional and non-functional)
• LEADERSHIP: Manage, mentor, and coordinate the team of data scientists, product managers, analysts, and vendors/contractors to meet project goals and expectations. Facilitate the team to master full stack technical capabilities. Deep dive with Data Scientists on the design and performance of AI services. Explain data science approach and results to Business and IT stakeholders in understandable terms.
• STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Actively participate in the development of the companys data science strategy and roadmap, working closely with senior leadership.
• DOMAIN LEADERSHIP: Stay up-to-date with healthcare industry trends and AI technologies, bringing new ideas and best practices to CT&I.
• PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MINDSET: Communicate with senior management and stakeholders to ensure alignment of goals and priorities through an unrelenting focus on end users. Develop and track data product OKRs for measurable value creation for the enterprise.

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field

• 4+ years of overall experience in various aspects of data science and machine learning with demonstrated progressive responsibilities; particularly in Predictive Modeling, Optimization and/or Operations Research
• Expert experience in SQL and Python
• Experience with structured and unstructured data (ie. tabular, text, images, video, etc)
• Experience with SQL relational and non-relational databases
• Experience with data processing and ETL tools (e.g Apache Spark)
• Experience with data visualization and data monitoring tools
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IAC) such as Terraform, Github Actions, and Docker
• Experience with cloud deployments in GCP or another cloud platform
• Experience with Agile development methods and tools (e.g. Azure Dev Ops)
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Strong leadership skills with a proven track record of motivating, mentoring, and managing multidisciplinary data science and engineering teams
• Ability to tell a story using data and insights that drives action and change
• Demonstrated leadership in a fast-paced environment with decisiveness, consensus-building, empathy and kindness

Preferred Requirements

• Masters/PhD Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Healthcare domain knowledge and experience
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Agile Delivery, Product Management or Scrum Master certifications
• Experience managing and unblocking teams in GCP platform

Work Location/Schedule:

• WFH: M-F

Travel:

• The job may require travel from time-to-time, but not on a regular basis.

Visa Sponsorship:

• Not Offered

At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to fostering a culture of growth that allows you to build the career of a lifetime.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.